Buck Creek (Delaware River)
| Buck Creek | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Bucks County |
| Township | Lower Makefield Township, Yardley Borough |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Brock Creek |
| Source | |
| - coordinates | 40°13′51″N 74°52′12″W / 40.23083°N 74.87000°W |
| Mouth | |
| - elevation | 33 ft (10 m) |
| - coordinates | 40°14′42″N 74°52′12″W / 40.24500°N 74.87000°WCoordinates: 40°14′42″N 74°52′12″W / 40.24500°N 74.87000°W |
| Basin | 6.99 sq mi (18 km2) |
Buck Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River, rising in Lower Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania and meeting its confluence at the Delaware River's 138.00 river mile.
Statistics
The Geographic Name Information System I.D. is 1170509,[1] U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey I.D. is 02944.[2]
Course
Mirror Lake Road passes between two small unnamed lakes, the head waters of Buck Creek. The creek runs easterly for about 0.25 miles (0.40 km) then turns northerly for about 0.5 miles (0.80 km), then slowly curves to the east receiving a unnamed tributary from the left, entering Yardley Borough, receiving Brock Creek from the right, then meeting with the Delaware River at its 138 river mile.
Municipalities
Crossings and Bridges
- Pennsylvania Route 32 (North Delaware Avenue, River Road) - NBI structure number 6784, bridge is 21 metres (69 ft) long, steel stinger/multi-beam or girder, built 1932, reconstructed 1980.[3]
- Pennsylvania Canal (Delaware Division)
- North Main Street - NBI structure number 7313, bridge is 20 metres (66 ft) long, continuous concrete stringer/multi-beam or girder, built 1931.[3]
- Schultz Lane
- Pennsylvania Route 332 (Yardley Newtown Road)
- Mirror Lake Road
See also
- List of rivers of Pennsylvania
- List of rivers of the United States
- List of Delaware River tributaries
References
- ↑ http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1170509
- ↑ http://www.lycoming.edu/cwi/pdfs/paGazetterOfStreams.pdf, page 39.
- 1 2 http://www.nationalbridges.com/, retrieved 19 July 2017.
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